The lyrics are about your life. "There is a road, no simple highway between the dawn and the dark of night." The road is your life. Dawn is your birth, dark of night your death. "If you go no one may follow that path is for your steps alone." No one may follow because it is your life (i.e. path) and no one else's. Since no one else goes down that path other than you if you need or are looking for guidance it must come from a higher power than man because that is the only source that knows the path.
That take made me think of this line Reach out your hand if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of men The cup is the mind and the water is wisdom. The fountain you get the wisdom from cannot be given by any other human. Confirmed by the next line There is a road, no simple highway Between the dawn and the dark of night And if you go, no one may follow That path is for your steps alone Nobody is going to give you the answers because nobody has them. Ends with If you should stand, then who's to guide you? If I knew the way I would take you home Saying “If I had the answers I would guide you. But I don’t. Nobody does”
You nailed it.... Uncle Johns Band would be the 1st Dead song I would play for a newbie deadhead. SM, FOTD, CJ, & Truckin would be a good order to get acquainted with some of the Deads more popular stuff
Well you made it 😎.. now watch your subscriber base just explode ... so I have a song that will y’all happy .. horns ... jazzy .. so try eyes of the world from the album without a net .. thus is a live album and this particular song has Branford Marsalis sitting in sax and clarinet... it is ... if you want a great love ❤️ song with hippy vibes try “ they love each other ..Cornell univ may 77 a another live recording .. or Scarlett begonias from the same show .. since you all love Janice Joplin you should give Bird song a listen again from without a net .. it was written for Janice after she passed .. she was pig pens girlfriend and a friend.. it has horns also .. and gives you a great look at the spacey side of the dead .. the name comes from the dictionary.. google it 😎.. let see ok if you just want see 5 min of great rock .. try not fade away Buffalo by 7-4-89.. if you seek some disco try Shakedown street .. the version from rockplast Germany in 8o is good one .. You two are such a sweet couple !! It is fun to see this music discovered by young people .. So more dead facts .. Robert hunter wrote the lyrics for Garcia and John Barlow write the lyrics for Bob Weir .. three great eras .. 67 to 72pig pen on keys .. 1973- 78 Keith gouddux on keys .. 80-90 Brent midland on keys .. did not live long if you played keys in the grateful dead 😎 for the best video just go to the grateful dead official video ... they weee a live band there albums were good a few weee great however it was the non stop touring and live performances that made them what they were .. three great live albums .. live dead .. reckoning( for the faithful) and without a net .. great audio albums .. American beauty .. workingmans dead .. terrapin station .. shakedown street .. and Finally for FEMALE Friday try France from shakedown street or sunrise from Terripan station .. Donna Jean sang with them when her husband Keith played piano..
Believe it or not, my wife and I danced to this song at our wedding. Neither one of us are Grateful Dead fans, but this is OUR song. It was playing on the Jukebox when we met (March 13, 1982). I'm gonna surprise her with this tonight.
The Dead were a cultural phenomenon. They were the highest annual grossing live act for many years, as they had a huge dedicated army of followers ("Dead Heads") who went to all their shows. Many literally followed the Dead around the country like nomads. Going to one of their shows was a whole scene and a vibe that will never again be repeated or equalled.
I've gotta think their followers were extremely loyal bc of their concerts. They just kept going and going. 3hrs, 4hrs,5hrs. I was at one at the U of Mn. and Jerry came out and played with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. I think I stayed 'til the end. But it was over 5 hours.
I love that version of The Weight! If you really want your mind blown, check out Aretha Franklin's version. I heard it on some college radio station coming home one day and I had to pull over, it was that good.
@@kathleenmather432 Every time I hear that line, I think "the trip was only about five years old at that point!" And Hunter had only been the Dead's lyricist for about 3 years then. I think Hunter foretold the future there!
The lyrics are poetry - you go with the feelings of the words, not a concrete "meaning." It's not a story. It's an appeal to something other than your conscious thoughts. Impressions and feelings. Try St. Stephen. That's a story song. As it happens, this song is about aging and dying, mostly. Just not in a morbid sense, but death as a journey you take alone.
Yes! I followed the Dead for years. I met so many awesome people, and had such amazing experiences. So glad you found the Grateful - just two weeks before "The Days Between". Jerry's birthday date is August 1st, and died on August 9th. We celebrate those 9 days as "The Days Between" If you're looking to understand the lyrics...maybe drink some mushroom tea. LOL
@Julie Harden.... I followed Jerry closely as I am diabetic and I knew he was too. He had so many near misses just with his diabetes and then a heart attack ended up taking him. I really LOL'd with your comment about mushroom tea.
I miss Garcia every single day since he died. When I hear some Hunter/Garcia tunes like Brokedown Palace I can't help but cry, not necessarily because of sadness but because it is so beautiful. I was fortunate to know Jerry a little bit and will always remember our conversations, mostly at a vegan restaurant in Sebastopol, the town in Sonoma County where he was staying when he was rehabbing from his diabetic coma. Dark Star was written in Rio Nido California, about ten minutes from my house. Garcia went to Analy High School which was when he got into his first rock 'n roll band. It's about a mile from my home. A lot of memories are flooding my head right now and these reaction videos always do that to me. I'm old now but I'm still on the bus.
The lyrics blend both eastern and western philosophies regarding life as and adventure , seeking truth, sharing knowledge, positive and negative, ying and yang, each of us finds our own way. The water is never really still. Ripples appear even without wind or a pebble being tossed.
Nah shakedown street is their best Bluegrass jam Jk. Seriously though I just want to see them react to shakedown and see their faces at the groovadelic funk and Phil’ fat bass line. All that as these two are preparing for some accustom hippy sing along. It gets them every time!!!!
About those lyrics, they're vaguely spiritual. They don't mean anything specific. They are supposed to mean something specific to YOU :) "Franklin's Tower" is another tune like that
Oh, no. They have a very specific meaning. The Dead don't talk out of their ass. They always have a point, if you can understand what they're saying, but you pretty much need a lot of LSD or a PhD in Psych and maybe a degree in comparative religion as well. It's what they used to refer to as "being there," and what "woke" used to mean.
@@willcool713 No, they are a very human experience. Deadheads always think everything is so deep. The DEEP part is that we ALL share this, even with no LSD
@@AnthonyL0401 True, that, but most people find it virtually impossible to recognize. There are core truths, which Dead songs sing to, but those truths take effort to reveal themselves and having not done in-depth personal inventory, most folks find such basic truths debatable and anything but enlightening. And so, if you don't think the Dead sing about some of the great eternal mysteries, then you don't really understand. Many people hold that the secret to those mysteries comes from not paying attention to them, but that's far from a universal opinion, nor a particularly intelligent one.
This well is bottomless, as someone commented, " the Grateful Dead were a cultural phenomena", and die hard fans are known as "Dead Heads", they lived and breath the Grateful Dead thousands followed them all round the county and the world going from show to show, many of my friends were Dead Heads. Last time I saw them was in Boston Garden, I believe in '91', seen them many times.
Oh, my favorite Grateful Dead song!!!! It is such a deep song. "Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow." The song is definitely open to interpretation. Thank you, thank you for reacting to this song. I think you both are officially Dead Heads now. lol I hope you both are feeling well. Take care and be well. Peace.
I found this on the song: "This song, which was recorded in a country-folk style, was written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Hunter was not a performing member of the band, but wrote the lyrics to many of their songs. Hunter's words were often very poetic, lending themselves to interpretation. In this song, he writes about the joy of music in the air and how we must all choose our own path. Dead chroniclers and fans have noted multiple connections between "Ripple" and the Old Testament's Psalm 23. The harp mentioned at the beginning suggest the musical instrument that traditionally accompanied the psalms. The still water, the cup, the road at night, and some other subtle pieces all suggest a connection. Dennis McNally also notes that about 30 friends and neighbors, all untrained singers, were brought in to sing the final chorus, "just like a church service almost anywhere."
💘💘"What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"...The Grateful Dead is the soundtrack of my 20's. I spent those years traveling to shows up and down the Westcoast of the United States. It was a wonderful experience that changed me as a person. I entered my 20's as a confused, angry young man. I had just turned 30 a month before Jerry died and the band known as Grateful Dead had disbanded. I entered my 30's happy, well adjusted and at peace. I owe most of that to this band and the monumentally wonderful people I met along the way who taught me so much about the beauty of life. I attended Jerry's funeral at Golden Gate Park where the experiment known as TGD began. "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"...💘💘
I was on that bus too. From '69 through '95 I saw every show the Dead played in California, and that was a lot of shows. I was there for the closing of Fillmore West and the closing of Winterland Arena. I went to every New Years Eve show. I was also at the Golden Gate Park memorial for Garcia. I was also at Golden Gate Park for the Bill Graham memorial when the Dead played. In the '80's I was good friends with Eileen Law who worked in the Dead's office and she gave me backstage passes to most shows in the Bay Area during the '80's. Mickey Hart is my neighbor. I'm old now but I'm still on the bus.
If you like the Hippie stuff and since you already did Neil Young, you should try listening to some "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young" or "Crosby, Stills, and Nash". They also have some good harmonies that you also enjoy.
Dedicated deadhead here and I have to say that “Eyes of the the World with Branford Marsalis” is the next Dead song for of you. ✌🏼🌸 Jordon, check out Bela Fleck and the Flecktones for some crazy mad banjo! (Maybe a live version of “Big Country”) Love you both and am so glad you have each other because if you didn’t, my boyfriend would be chasing Amber! 😄
I must be in the minority, because I just *cannot* get into the version(s) with Branford. Sounds like the Dead with Kenny G. No disrespect whatsoever intended to Branford - he is a monster musician - but I could never get into it, try as I did. Everyone raves about 3/29/90...I think 3/30/90 is even better. Help > Slip > Franklin's opener, a filthy Little Red Rooster courtesy of Brent, and that second set featuring China Doll, Terrapin, Uncle John's and an Attics encore? I'll take it!!
Thank you Thank you for opening the door. Their repertoire is vast. It takes a while to get into the lyrics. A lot of metaphors wispy meanings. They all are masters of their instruments, they have more layers than An onion. Best jam band ever- they never leave u out there- have fun. Congrats u guys - the girls are going to b such excellent big sisters!!!!
I was a Dead head back in the day, saw them live many times. They may be the most unique "rock" band of all time. This is a great song and you might also try Althea on eof my personal favorites! Great choice!
Ripple” is about making peace with life, and finding a path that suits you by learning from the other lost people around you, and of course embracing the power of joy through music. It’s about remembering that we’re all in this together, but also that your life is your own to lead.
The Dead's whole vibe is about life being "a long strange trip" (a line from the song Truckin'). A San Francisco hippie band from Haight Ashbury and the Summer of Love. They had a huge following that followed them all over the country. Their shows were basically one-band festivals of peace, love and acid.
There is a lot to this song but the meaning is simple. To "ripple in still water." To not wait for things but to be cause them yourself. Create the life you want and the change you want... don't wait for anyone else. Don't wait for ripples to effect you, be the ripple that effects what's around you. That meaning can be taking in a 1000 different ways but it all comes down to the same thing. Don't wait for life to change you. Be the change. If only we knew the way. But the way to get there and where "home" is, is a different path to a different place for everyone. Your ripple will be will be different and unique from everyone else's though which is why it ends with the line "If I knew the way, I would take you home".
This is one of my favorite bands. Franklin's Tower, Brown Eyed Woman, Scarlet Begonias, Shakedown Street, Eyes of the World, Terrapin Station, and Estimated Prophet. They are a great live band. I have been to many live shows.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for reacting to this! You picked the right one to start, Amber! I am a (relatively) young 'Deadhead' (as we are called) and was so fortunate to see them 17 times in the 90s with Jerry Garcia (he was the primary singer in this particular song) still alive (he died in 1995). That many times because they played different shows all the time and was not uncommon for them to play multiple shows in each city they visited to showcase this. This is a rabbit hole definitely worth diving down. Larry's comment below listed most of the Dead's most accessible songs for the new listener. Give some of those a try! Love you guys & your vibe! 'Just keep truckin' on.....' (lyrics from the Dead song Truckin')
I was at the Dead's last show at Soldier Field in Chicago. Let me tell you, there's nothing like it- no 2 shows were ever the same. Not even the same songs. They have an amazingly vast catalog of songs. You can practically pull reactions out of their rabbit hole forever. I don't know if you could get any "hippier" than the Dead. You are gonna love it!
I was at the show as well. A million people were outside, but only a 100,000 inside. A good show, it was the last show scheduled for the 1995 Summer Tour. They played two encores; the first was 'Black Muddy River'. This was a dreadful encore song. My friend heard the song start and wanted to leave. I told him "You never know when you're going to see this band again." We stayed and were rewarded with a 'Box of Rain', sung by Phil. I feel blessed to see that show and 30 others.
There's a whole rabbit hole here for you guys to go down. "Uncle John's Band," "Franklin's Tower," "Friend of the Devil," "Scarlet Begonias," "Sugar Magnolia."
The "Grateful Dead" was fronted by Jerry Garcia, the artist that Ben and Jerry named their ice cream "Cherry Garcia " after. Both Ben and Jerry were "Deadheads" . On a side note, Jerry gave LSD to Carlos Santana just before Santana's Woodstock performance.
The Dead were the only band I have heard of that allowed people to bring recording devices to their concerts. They would tape off about 200 seats. They said they would do it because they never played a song the same way twice. They would then pay those Deadheads for the recordings and release their own bootleg songs. They never had a smash hit but were the highest grossing band in their time because they would reinvest their profits into the band. Jerry Garcia was a genius
They also held tickets for concerts to be sold by mailorder using very specific instructions so scalpers couldn't rape their fans with over priced ticket
"A Touch of Grey" went top 10 on Billboards Hot 100 and to #1 on the mainstream rock chart. The video was also often played on video channels. I'm just sayin'.
@@ramonaugalde6671 That's for sure! I remember sitting outside the main post office, waiting for midnight so that I could drop my self-addressed stamped envelope, 3x5 notecard and postal money order into the box. It was quite the little ritual!
@toronto daddy It's true, they have the rights to all of their property, their songs, their merchandise, everything, no other group did that. It was their lawyer who set them up
FIRST: I love you guys, your minds and your ears are wide open, and more importantly, so are your hearts. In a divided country, the two of you give me hope for the future. It's a joy to watch you hear for the first time the songs that I take for granted. Keep it up. SECOND: The Dead are the second greatest band of all time, right behind the Beatles. Through the decade of the 1980's they sold more tickets and made more money that Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson at the height of their fame, and they did it without having a song ever played on the radio. THIRD: the Dead's lyrics cannot be truly understood in one hearing like almost all other songs you guys pick, the Dead's lyrics are open to your interpretation, they are questions, not answers. They are wisdom that you find in yourself, and over the years as your viewpoint of life changes, the lyrics reveal another side, like another facet of a diamond you see it in a different light, a different context and go "Aha! I get it!" Think of a dead song as a fortune cookie, when you open it and read the fortune, you always stop and think, "Well how does this fortune apply to my life?" and sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't, or not at that point in your life anyway. That's up to you. Most songs just beat you over the head with what they're trying to tell you. The Grateful Dead don't tell you, they tell you to ask yourself. As a result, this is music for a life, not a phase. These songs will have a different meaning to you as you grow up and as you grow old. FOURTH; listen to a live performance, not a studio album, they are not a fraction of what they were live, listen to a show from 1989 and it will have speed, power, grace, electricity, thundering rhythm and beauty. Listen to Downhill From Here. Thanks guys, much love. For a song: UNCLE JOHN'S BAND, Shakedown Street
The greatest American band of all time. You'll find funk, jazz, blues, rock and roll, gospel, bluegrass, snd country in their repertoire. If I'm stuck on a deserted island with one band to listen to, it's going to be the Grateful Dead.
The Greatful Dead are their own music category! Amazon has a fantastic bio, Long Strange Trip. This band is a bottomless rabbit hole! In concert, they were a total improv band. RIP JERRY! Their music is still being released 20 yrs after his death!
“Touch of Grey”, “Truckin’ “ and “Casey Jones” are probably their most popular songs, they seem to get a lot of airplay on “Classic” Rock stations and I will submit one more “Alabama Getaway”. These will probably appeal to Jay more but still be in your “wheelhouse” Amber! Enjoy! 👍😎🤘💕
The dead played their songs covered songs.they never played the same show twice.there is no song list.when you have 500 songs which do you want to play. They are a jam band they really didn't care much about records. They actually allowed a section in the audience to record their epic 3 hour shows..they were followed by a million strong more probably called dead heads many followed them around. The world.the parking lots looked like gypsy caravans.everyone is accepted for who they are.i never saw a fight at dead concert.theres so many books on them and their fans.dont sweat trying to figure out lyrics with them.
Yes . Why I recommended the playboy after dark performance. Live, 2 diff types of tunes, with St Stephen being rocklike performance and big fan favorite. Not to mention the guys getups
Saintray44 "everyone is accepted for who they are". Wow, you are spot on. That brought tears to my eyes. It's true, walking through Shakedown, or in the concert itself, everyone is just cool. I have literally seen "strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hands". I really have. Most Deadheads are just naturally accepting of everyone.
.the people are the best .i remember a show in Manhattan BEACON THEATRE ..the bus parked the school bus that followed them. They invited myself a lady friend aboard.we had two great days..about 4 guys 6 girls basically lived in it.only in the 70s it. Was so much fun.im sure you have had some similar stories BARBARA
The Dead is in my top 5 of all time bands/artists. Sugar Magnolia is my personal all time favorite Dead tune for sure. Love you guys! You make me smile every day.
@@barbarascotto3873 I was 16 in 76. My older sister took me to my first show. Back in the day in Boston they came every year and it was like 7 straight days of shows. Boston turned into San Francisco in 69 every summer! It was just the best!!!!!!✌❤
I understand you guys like gritty growly voices guitar solos drum solos saxophone solos and organ solos if that's the case you need to listen to Edgar and Johnny Winters version of tobacco road live one song has everything you like can't go wrong
Listening to this song since I was a teenager and I'm 65 now. I believe it's about life and how we live it and what we do with it. Be good humans, peace and love. Life is to short and we all deserve to be happy. I love the song ang love this band. Thank you
Truckin' is a peppy song by the Grateful Dead. Uncle John's Band is good. Ripple is one of my favorite songs from them. I find G.D. a bit hit or miss, but they had a large following who literally followed them around the country from gig to gig.
The Greatful Dead are named after a Folklore cycle of stories involving the rewards given to people who show unusual respects to the dead or to sites where spirits dwell. They were originally called the Warlocks, but changed their name early on. I'd recommend Trucking or Cosmic Charlie
I find sometimes their songs don't make total sense lol. I would recommend "Touch of Grey" next. Haven't listen to them in a while. Good pick! ROCK ON!! Jeff
From the era you're talking about, the Dead's classic songs outside of their fan base (the Deadheads) are Truckin and Casey Jones. Casey Jones wasn't a single because of reference to cocaine but it probably would have been their biggest single. Taking recommendations from Deadheads isn't going to get you anywhere because every song is great (especially live). lol
Years ago I went to a Grateful Dead concert in Utica, NY. After the concert, as we were driving home we saw "hippy" hitch-hikers holding signs that said "Boston", "Toronto", "Philadelphia"........ It was a concert I'll never forget. Some of the lyrics in "Ripple" are said to have been drawn from the Bible and the Coran. And the chorus is like Japanese haiku. To me it's a spiritual and moving piece of acoustic folk music. They have so much more to offer, too. Great reaction.
R.I.P. to Jeff LeBar, lead guitarist from Cinderella. I know thos is off topic but can you play " DONT KNOW WHAT YOU GOT UNTILL YOUR GONE". You willl be glad you did.
I always think of this as my dad's song. He's a musician, and he used to play this at his shows a lot when I was little. He's having trouble remembering lyrics these days.
Ripple means something different with every year and every gray hair. Maybe It's an invitation to launch when we're young, and an invitation to rest as we age, and a Glimpse of the path to whatever is next as we perceive that time up ahead. I miss Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter; I like to think I'll catch up with them when it's time.
I was hoping y'all would hit on the Dead. The way I always interpreted this song was the journey through life and what road you choose. "Between the dawn and the dark of night" By the way the name Grateful Dead refers to Medieval folk tales (during the Black Plague) in which a stranger comes across a body and gives him a proper burial The spirit of the deceased comes back and helps the kind stranger.
Congratulations on a great(ful) first pick. The Dead are impossible to pigeon hole. Folk, blues, rock, psychedelic... Help On the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower, He's Gone, Black Throated Wind, Cassidy, Bird Song, Uncle John's Band. The list goes on.
I’m not a “Dead Head” by any means, so there are many people more qualified to commit and recommend songs. I have 8 or 9 of their CDs, and I do like them. I would recommend China Cat Sunflower or Cosmic Charlie, or Uncle John’s Band. Oh yea, Franklin’s Tower is a great song.
@@jesrush I have only one, but headed out on tour in August with Dead and Co, so when I head into Ohio, gonna get more tattoos (I was on vacation in Ohio and got my first one there).
@@jesrush haha! That's a coincidence. I live on Long Island and am 47, and was the kind of person who would NEVER get a tattoo, then last September, the love of my life, my partner and soul mate, the man who turned me onto the Dead-- died of cancer. I fled to some friends in Ohio after the funeral to try to deal with his death and we were talking about tattoos and I thought a Dead tattoo would be a great way to honor him. There was a very reputable place not far from where I was (just outside of Cleveland) and I was SO scared, but I survived, and loved it so much (NFA lyrics), I went back the next day for another one. They were able to copy a note he wrote me in his handwriting and tattoo that on my arm. When I go back in Sept, I'm planning to get a Stealie, and about three more Dead lyrics.
Glad to see that you finally discovered the Dead - we all do at some point in time. They have a very eclectic portfolio of over a hundred original songs, plus some amazing covers, representing rock and roll, blues, bluegrass, ballads, country, jazz, funk, acid rock, plus their own unique sound. Here are some wonderful, original Grateful Dead Tunes that I suggest you react to: 1. UNCLE JOHN'S BAND 2. SUGAR MAGNOLIA 3. CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER 4. TRUCKIN' 5. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL 6. TOUCH OF GREY 7. SHAKEDOWN STREET 8. CASEY JONES 9. U.S. BLUES 10. ESTIMATED PROFIT Also, the Dead are know for their live concerts, so if you can react to a concert video (there are thousands available on TH-cam) I suggest you try that. And, don't try to fully understand the lyrics - most of the lyrics were written by the late, great Robert Hunter, while in an altered state....
If your lookin' for more beautiful Hippie Songs, you won't go far wrong with -- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ Wooden Ships (Woodstock 1969) It is one of the most beautiful tunes of... ever✌ .
The Grateful Dead are the most influential band in my life. Changed me as a person, this is the song that my wife and I danced to at our wedding (different version though). As for the lyrics, Robert Hunter (RIP) was one of the most critical members of the band and wrote many of the most popular Dead tunes. The beauty of the Dead and Hunter was that the "meaning of a song" is left up to the interpreter and he would never explain it. As he said in another song called Terrapin Station... The storyteller makes no choice; soon you will not hear his voice; his job is to shed light; and not to master The Grateful Dead are a band that is purely in the moment. The same song, jam, or lyric can have a different meaning from one day to another. If you really want to experience the Dead then I highly recommend their live stuff. The authenticity of their live stuff could not be replicated in the studio. Have fun on your journey!
Dude, the last one I saw you do for the dead was “shakedown Street” and I think I commented that I didn’t see your reaction to “ripple“ and I wanted to because it is one of my all-time favorite songs! I opened up TH-cam and this is the first video on my page. The universe is powerful AF and I’m here for it. Oh my gosh I’m so excited I wrote this before I even hit play! I’m so excited!!
awww, yeah. been waiting for you two to get to the Dead. There have been some reaction folks I have followed who I didn't want to see them get there because of the vibe of their channel, but you two have loved so many of the same types of songs that I do, and the Grateful Dead are at the top of the list for me. The Grateful Dead and its associated acts could fill an entire channel for a reactor. Judging from what I have seen a few other folks get into, you should NOT have to worry about any videos being taken down by the Dead, they've even sent things to a few folks I have seen as well. I'm not going to recommend any particular songs, because they have so many, that you can really just go in about any direction. The gigantic size of their available material is good too. Hunter/Garcia. That is all you need.
Love this reaction! All your questions are answered in the beginning of the song: the thoughts are broken perhaps they're better left unsung, don't really care let there be songs to fill the air ☺️❤️ each verse is its own story
I am intrigued also...I find when the two of you reacts to a group I have not gave time to, I am given the opportunity to partake of their offering; I thank you both!
I am an old and I mean old Dead Head, 70 years old, but I love both of you and your channel. my music taste is very eclectic. this is one of my favorite Dead songs to play, especially on mandolin. Another is "Touch of grey" by the Dead. can you sometime play "Nothing compares 2 U" live by Prince? It's beautiful and I need good cry. Amber, love your hippie vibe.
I saw the Dead half a dozen times back in the day, most of any band. I got into them late but I know people who went to dozens of their shows. Honestly, not the world’s best studio band, but seeing them play live was magic. So much fun! There are plenty of documentaries and clips of Grateful Dead shows on TH-cam, check them out, you will love the vibe. A fascinating group with a history that goes back to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury, Ken Kesey and the acid tests and so much more. They shouldn’t be analyzed as much as enjoyed. Rock covers, gospel, bluegrass, Americana, plus their original work, they were into everything. Personal aside, I went to James Madison University in the ‘70s. One of the men’s dorms was famous for having a lot of guys who were major Dead fans. Walk by any day and you were liable to hear them playing from someone’s window. Their dorm sports teams were called The Deadheads. Hellishly good soccer teams!
Bill Graham, famous Rock promoter, once said, “The Grateful Dead aren’t the best at what they do. They’re the only ones who do what they do.” Welcome to the Deadhead Club, Amber. It’s a great place.
Ohhhh this is my favorite Grateful Dead song!!! And there's far more depth to it than a lot of people realize i think. Singing music that is a hand-me-down with broken thoughts, people have gone before and sung great songs and you start with that and try to create something new from it. The ripple is you, stirring up the waves by creating something new. the fountain that wasn't made by the hands of men is the fountain of creativity. and talking about leading on the path or falling on the path and no one to help you is in reference to doing things with that creative wellspring that no one has before (specifically in music in this case, I think) and since no one has before, there's no one to guide you. it will either be a huge success or it will fail but you have to stand up and try again. forge ahead and make something new that others will want to do as well, just like many before you have done (thus if you choose to lead, you must follow in the footsteps of others who have also led). Though no one can follow you directly, they can use your creativity to inspire their own and go on to create more new and wonderful things. It's how icons are born
Love the Grateful Dead Saw them first time in concert in early 70s. My son in law, daughter and granddaughter took me to Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver for my 70th bday to hear Dead & Co with a couple of original band members. Not that there’s not good music out since but the 60s/70s had some great music that has joined the generations ever since.
I can't believe you guys listened to The Dead. Right- the-f***-On! One of my all time favorite bands. I saw them play for four hours with Bob Dylan, in '87, I think, just a year or so before Jerry Garcia died. This is *the* quintessential Hippie band, almost the very definition in themselves. They had an entire caravan of followers that toured alongside the band. From personal experience I can tell you that except for the Oregon Country Fair and the Rainbow Gathering, there is no place I have ever known where I felt as accepted as a hippie than at a Grateful Dead concert. It felt like coming home.
Robert Hunter writes poems that allow one to interpret (or not) so subject and intentionality isn't wrapped up for you. You will find classical folklore and cultural references throughout the songbook, but the voice can be elusive. This opens up the listener to take their own journey. He and Garcia made magical art. Ripple reads more spiritual to me, an ode to one's own search for lightness. It has meaning to me personally so it is timeless. Maybe when this was written it spoke to the hazy end of the hippie era and that what mattered was your own truth and self reliance, and not gimmickry of the times. An appeal to the peaceful warrior in us all. And I'm sure Hunter would scoff at trying to pin it down.
The lyrics are about your life. "There is a road, no simple highway between the dawn and the dark of night." The road is your life. Dawn is your birth, dark of night your death. "If you go no one may follow that path is for your steps alone." No one may follow because it is your life (i.e. path) and no one else's. Since no one else goes down that path other than you if you need or are looking for guidance it must come from a higher power than man because that is the only source that knows the path.
That take made me think of this line
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
If your cup is full, may it be again
Let it be known there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of men
The cup is the mind and the water is wisdom. The fountain you get the wisdom from cannot be given by any other human. Confirmed by the next line
There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go, no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone
Nobody is going to give you the answers because nobody has them. Ends with
If you should stand, then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home
Saying “If I had the answers I would guide you. But I don’t. Nobody does”
Right on Bro (:
@@poetreatsartreats2469 "Ripple in still water..." almost seems like a koan, or meditation on ultimate cause/cosmology...
A higher power? Or are we part of that power and just need to connect with it?
Thats fucking right man.
"Uncle John's Band" "Sugar Magnolia" "Friend of the Devil" "Casey Jones" "Truckin" "Touch of Gray" (more recent). All great songs.
I love that 1986 is 'more recent'. jfc
@@ryanzeigler9763 any Dead tune less than 40 years old is "more recent"
You nailed it.... Uncle Johns Band would be the 1st Dead song I would play for a newbie deadhead.
SM, FOTD, CJ, & Truckin would be a good order to get acquainted with some of the Deads more popular stuff
Well you made it 😎.. now watch your subscriber base just explode ... so I have a song that will y’all happy .. horns ... jazzy .. so try eyes of the world from the album without a net .. thus is a live album and this particular song has Branford Marsalis sitting in sax and clarinet... it is ... if you want a great love ❤️ song with hippy vibes try “ they love each other ..Cornell univ may 77 a another live recording .. or Scarlett begonias from the same show .. since you all love Janice Joplin you should give Bird song a listen again from without a net .. it was written for Janice after she passed .. she was pig pens girlfriend and a friend.. it has horns also .. and gives you a great look at the spacey side of the dead .. the name comes from the dictionary.. google it 😎.. let see ok if you just want see 5 min of great rock .. try not fade away Buffalo by 7-4-89.. if you seek some disco try Shakedown street .. the version from rockplast Germany in 8o is good one .. You two are such a sweet couple !! It is fun to see this music discovered by young people .. So more dead facts .. Robert hunter wrote the lyrics for Garcia and John Barlow write the lyrics for Bob Weir .. three great eras .. 67 to 72pig pen on keys .. 1973- 78 Keith gouddux on keys .. 80-90 Brent midland on keys .. did not live long if you played keys in the grateful dead 😎 for the best video just go to the grateful dead official video ... they weee a live band there albums were good a few weee great however it was the non stop touring and live performances that made them what they were .. three great live albums .. live dead .. reckoning( for the faithful) and without a net .. great audio albums .. American beauty .. workingmans dead .. terrapin station .. shakedown street .. and Finally for FEMALE Friday try France from shakedown street or sunrise from Terripan station .. Donna Jean sang with them when her husband Keith played piano..
The entire Europe '72 Album lol!!!
Believe it or not, my wife and I danced to this song at our wedding. Neither one of us are Grateful Dead fans, but this is OUR song. It was playing on the Jukebox when we met (March 13, 1982). I'm gonna surprise her with this tonight.
YES, WATSON! 👏👏👏❤️
We were married Oct 10th 1981 and are both lovers of the Grateful Dead, 40 years together in 10 days, " what a long strange trip it's been".
My husband and I danced to "If I Had the World to Give" from Grateful Dead's album Shakedown Street. : )
same!! we got married August 9th 2003 (anniversary of Jerry's death)
The Dead were a cultural phenomenon. They were the highest annual grossing live act for many years, as they had a huge dedicated army of followers ("Dead Heads") who went to all their shows. Many literally followed the Dead around the country like nomads. Going to one of their shows was a whole scene and a vibe that will never again be repeated or equalled.
I'm considered dead fam 🤙
And their followers were as eclectic as the Dead and came from all walks of life.
Correction: The Grateful Dead were a cultural phenomenon.
"The Dead" is a cover band.
I've gotta think their followers were extremely loyal bc of their concerts. They just kept going and going. 3hrs, 4hrs,5hrs. I was at one at the U of Mn. and Jerry came out and played with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. I think I stayed 'til the end. But it was over 5 hours.
@@johntucker4296 We are extremely loyal even today :) Greetings from Italy (Yes, sir, deadheads are everywhere)
David Grissman’s mandolin makes me smile, too 😊
I still have to recommend - The Band and The Staples - The Weight. I really think you would both enjoy it! Take care!
or the Staples alone :-) Sha na na na boom boom yeah (If it makes you Happy)!
yes do this !!
I love that version of The Weight! If you really want your mind blown, check out Aretha Franklin's version. I heard it on some college radio station coming home one day and I had to pull over, it was that good.
When you "understand" the lyrics....you will CRY TEARS OF JOY
This was a good Dead song choice. Another good one is "Box Of Rain", just to keep this party going.
Another good one “Sugar Magnolia”
Also “Trucking”! How could I forget that one? It was the theme song of my 20s LOL. “What a long, strange trip it’s been “.
Box of Rain is the only song sang by Phil the bassist. It’s about him and being with his dad as he is dying. Humans singing about humans to humans,
It’s the song that inspired me to try to learn to play guitar, but I didn’t truly understand it until 30 years later when my dad was dying. 💔
@@kathleenmather432 Every time I hear that line, I think "the trip was only about five years old at that point!" And Hunter had only been the Dead's lyricist for about 3 years then. I think Hunter foretold the future there!
The lyrics are poetry - you go with the feelings of the words, not a concrete "meaning." It's not a story. It's an appeal to something other than your conscious thoughts. Impressions and feelings. Try St. Stephen. That's a story song. As it happens, this song is about aging and dying, mostly. Just not in a morbid sense, but death as a journey you take alone.
Well said❤
Amazing comment!
YES! And absolutely listen to St. Stephen.
And the lyrics have very little rhyme.
Yes! I followed the Dead for years. I met so many awesome people, and had such amazing experiences. So glad you found the Grateful - just two weeks before "The Days Between".
Jerry's birthday date is August 1st, and died on August 9th. We celebrate those 9 days as "The Days Between"
If you're looking to understand the lyrics...maybe drink some mushroom tea. LOL
@Julie Harden.... I followed Jerry closely as I am diabetic and I knew he was too. He had so many near misses just with his diabetes and then a heart attack ended up taking him. I really LOL'd with your comment about mushroom tea.
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Electric Kool-aid Acid Test
I miss Garcia every single day since he died. When I hear some Hunter/Garcia tunes like Brokedown Palace I can't help but cry, not necessarily because of sadness but because it is so beautiful. I was fortunate to know Jerry a little bit and will always remember our conversations, mostly at a vegan restaurant in Sebastopol, the town in Sonoma County where he was staying when he was rehabbing from his diabetic coma. Dark Star was written in Rio Nido California, about ten minutes from my house. Garcia went to Analy High School which was when he got into his first rock 'n roll band. It's about a mile from my home. A lot of memories are flooding my head right now and these reaction videos always do that to me. I'm old now but I'm still on the bus.
The lyrics blend both eastern and western philosophies regarding life as and adventure , seeking truth, sharing knowledge, positive and negative, ying and yang, each of us finds our own way.
The water is never really still. Ripples appear even without wind or a pebble being tossed.
“Friend of the devil” is their best bluegrass jam.
Heard that!
In the Pines is another good one.
A little ditty called Cumberland Blues might have something to say about that.
Dark Hollow, Jack-A-Roe, Monkey and the Engineer, Samson and Delilah.
Nah shakedown street is their best Bluegrass jam Jk.
Seriously though I just want to see them react to shakedown and see their faces at the groovadelic funk and Phil’ fat bass line. All that as these two are preparing for some accustom hippy sing along. It gets them every time!!!!
About those lyrics, they're vaguely spiritual. They don't mean anything specific. They are supposed to mean something specific to YOU :) "Franklin's Tower" is another tune like that
Oh, no. They have a very specific meaning. The Dead don't talk out of their ass. They always have a point, if you can understand what they're saying, but you pretty much need a lot of LSD or a PhD in Psych and maybe a degree in comparative religion as well. It's what they used to refer to as "being there," and what "woke" used to mean.
best comment Macey
Very Taoist song. "If I knew The Way. . .", "There is a road. . .", "You who choose to lead must follow"
@@willcool713 No, they are a very human experience. Deadheads always think everything is so deep. The DEEP part is that we ALL share this, even with no LSD
@@AnthonyL0401 True, that, but most people find it virtually impossible to recognize. There are core truths, which Dead songs sing to, but those truths take effort to reveal themselves and having not done in-depth personal inventory, most folks find such basic truths debatable and anything but enlightening. And so, if you don't think the Dead sing about some of the great eternal mysteries, then you don't really understand. Many people hold that the secret to those mysteries comes from not paying attention to them, but that's far from a universal opinion, nor a particularly intelligent one.
This well is bottomless, as someone commented, " the Grateful Dead were a cultural phenomena", and die hard fans are known as "Dead Heads", they lived and breath the Grateful Dead thousands followed them all round the county and the world going from show to show, many of my friends were Dead Heads. Last time I saw them was in Boston Garden, I believe in '91', seen them many times.
It's about being born, living, and dying and how you fill the time in between birth and death.
@malcolmplatt3768 And always reminding us to live, to laugh and to love.
Oh, my favorite Grateful Dead song!!!! It is such a deep song. "Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow." The song is definitely open to interpretation. Thank you, thank you for reacting to this song. I think you both are officially Dead Heads now. lol I hope you both are feeling well. Take care and be well. Peace.
I found this on the song:
"This song, which was recorded in a country-folk style, was written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Hunter was not a performing member of the band, but wrote the lyrics to many of their songs. Hunter's words were often very poetic, lending themselves to interpretation. In this song, he writes about the joy of music in the air and how we must all choose our own path. Dead chroniclers and fans have noted multiple connections between "Ripple" and the Old Testament's Psalm 23. The harp mentioned at the beginning suggest the musical instrument that traditionally accompanied the psalms. The still water, the cup, the road at night, and some other subtle pieces all suggest a connection.
Dennis McNally also notes that about 30 friends and neighbors, all untrained singers, were brought in to sing the final chorus, "just like a church service almost anywhere."
💘💘"What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"...The Grateful Dead is the soundtrack of my 20's. I spent those years traveling to shows up and down the Westcoast of the United States. It was a wonderful experience that changed me as a person. I entered my 20's as a confused, angry young man. I had just turned 30 a month before Jerry died and the band known as Grateful Dead had disbanded. I entered my 30's happy, well adjusted and at peace. I owe most of that to this band and the monumentally wonderful people I met along the way who taught me so much about the beauty of life. I attended Jerry's funeral at Golden Gate Park where the experiment known as TGD began. "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"...💘💘
I was on that bus too. From '69 through '95 I saw every show the Dead played in California, and that was a lot of shows. I was there for the closing of Fillmore West and the closing of Winterland Arena. I went to every New Years Eve show. I was also at the Golden Gate Park memorial for Garcia. I was also at Golden Gate Park for the Bill Graham memorial when the Dead played. In the '80's I was good friends with Eileen Law who worked in the Dead's office and she gave me backstage passes to most shows in the Bay Area during the '80's. Mickey Hart is my neighbor. I'm old now but I'm still on the bus.
And the LSD changed you as well. 😂
Yes in deed ! Thank you, for dlving into Grateful Dead ! You're gonna love them, the more you listen !
If you like the Hippie stuff and since you already did Neil Young, you should try listening to some "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young" or "Crosby, Stills, and Nash". They also have some good harmonies that you also enjoy.
"Teach your children well" is a good one.
@@traog agree
Stephen Stills solo as well!
@@traog That's Jerry on the pedal steel guitar. He made a deal that in exchange, CSN would help the Dead with improving their harmonies.
With Mr. Garcia on on peddle steele.
Dedicated deadhead here and I have to say that “Eyes of the the World with Branford Marsalis” is the next Dead song for of you. ✌🏼🌸
Jordon, check out Bela Fleck and the Flecktones for some crazy mad banjo! (Maybe a live version of “Big Country”)
Love you both and am so glad you have each other because if you didn’t, my boyfriend would be chasing Amber! 😄
I am in total agreement with Eyes of the World with Branford. Excellent. And I also love Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
I must be in the minority, because I just *cannot* get into the version(s) with Branford. Sounds like the Dead with Kenny G. No disrespect whatsoever intended to Branford - he is a monster musician - but I could never get into it, try as I did. Everyone raves about 3/29/90...I think 3/30/90 is even better. Help > Slip > Franklin's opener, a filthy Little Red Rooster courtesy of Brent, and that second set featuring China Doll, Terrapin, Uncle John's and an Attics encore? I'll take it!!
@@johnr.8275 I know Jordan and Amber enjoy the sax, which is why I recommended this version for them. ✌🏼
one of the best Eyes is also 77/02/26 at Swing Auditorium
Thank you Thank you for opening the door. Their repertoire is vast. It takes a while to get into the lyrics. A lot of metaphors wispy meanings. They all are masters of their instruments, they have more layers than An onion. Best jam band ever- they never leave u out there- have fun. Congrats u guys - the girls are going to b such excellent big sisters!!!!
The way you lead your life is the message. Everyone has their own path/road/highway. In the end (death) you walk alone
I was a Dead head back in the day, saw them live many times. They may be the most unique "rock" band of all time. This is a great song and you might also try Althea on eof my personal favorites! Great choice!
Althea told me upon scrutiny.
My favorite Grateful Dead Song!! Great choice.. Touch of Grey.. for us “ oldies”.
I played this at my husband's funeral. Going on 16 years and I still miss you terribly!
I've forgotten how much I miss the Dead. Thank you so much for this!
So simple and soothing; Shakedown Street and Touch of Gray are good examples of another side of them. Favorite one: FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN 💗
Ripple” is about making peace with life, and finding a path that suits you by learning from the other lost people around you, and of course embracing the power of joy through music. It’s about remembering that we’re all in this together, but also that your life is your own to lead.
The Dead's whole vibe is about life being "a long strange trip" (a line from the song Truckin'). A San Francisco hippie band from Haight Ashbury and the Summer of Love. They had a huge following that followed them all over the country. Their shows were basically one-band festivals of peace, love and acid.
Jerrys sincerity when he sings always reduces me to tears
There is a lot to this song but the meaning is simple. To "ripple in still water." To not wait for things but to be cause them yourself. Create the life you want and the change you want... don't wait for anyone else. Don't wait for ripples to effect you, be the ripple that effects what's around you.
That meaning can be taking in a 1000 different ways but it all comes down to the same thing. Don't wait for life to change you. Be the change.
If only we knew the way. But the way to get there and where "home" is, is a different path to a different place for everyone.
Your ripple will be will be different and unique from everyone else's though which is why it ends with the line "If I knew the way, I would take you home".
This song is poetry. All about the lyrics. That’s how we were back then. It was amazing.
This is one of my favorite bands. Franklin's Tower, Brown Eyed Woman, Scarlet Begonias, Shakedown Street, Eyes of the World, Terrapin Station, and Estimated Prophet.
They are a great live band. I have been to many live shows.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for reacting to this! You picked the right one to start, Amber! I am a (relatively) young 'Deadhead' (as we are called) and was so fortunate to see them 17 times in the 90s with Jerry Garcia (he was the primary singer in this particular song) still alive (he died in 1995). That many times because they played different shows all the time and was not uncommon for them to play multiple shows in each city they visited to showcase this. This is a rabbit hole definitely worth diving down. Larry's comment below listed most of the Dead's most accessible songs for the new listener. Give some of those a try! Love you guys & your vibe! 'Just keep truckin' on.....' (lyrics from the Dead song Truckin')
I was at the Dead's last show at Soldier Field in Chicago. Let me tell you, there's nothing like it- no 2 shows were ever the same. Not even the same songs. They have an amazingly vast catalog of songs. You can practically pull reactions out of their rabbit hole forever. I don't know if you could get any "hippier" than the Dead. You are gonna love it!
I was at the show as well. A million people were outside, but only a 100,000 inside. A good show, it was the last show scheduled for the 1995 Summer Tour. They played two encores; the first was 'Black Muddy River'. This was a dreadful encore song. My friend heard the song start and wanted to leave. I told him "You never know when you're going to see this band again." We stayed and were rewarded with a 'Box of Rain', sung by Phil. I feel blessed to see that show and 30 others.
Deadheads are probably the only true hippies left! The closthes, music and peace and love.✌❤
There's a whole rabbit hole here for you guys to go down.
"Uncle John's Band," "Franklin's Tower," "Friend of the Devil," "Scarlet Begonias," "Sugar Magnolia."
The "Grateful Dead" was fronted by Jerry Garcia, the artist that Ben and Jerry named their ice cream "Cherry Garcia " after. Both Ben and Jerry were "Deadheads" . On a side note, Jerry gave LSD to Carlos Santana just before Santana's Woodstock performance.
The Dead were the only band I have heard of that allowed people to bring recording devices to their concerts. They would tape off about 200 seats. They said they would do it because they never played a song the same way twice. They would then pay those Deadheads for the recordings and release their own bootleg songs. They never had a smash hit but were the highest grossing band in their time because they would reinvest their profits into the band. Jerry Garcia was a genius
They also held tickets for concerts to be sold by mailorder using very specific instructions so scalpers couldn't rape their fans with over priced ticket
"A Touch of Grey" went top 10 on Billboards Hot 100 and to #1 on the mainstream rock chart. The video was also often played on video channels. I'm just sayin'.
And because of all those bootlegs, they're one of the most historically documented bands, especially of their time.
@@ramonaugalde6671 That's for sure! I remember sitting outside the main post office, waiting for midnight so that I could drop my self-addressed stamped envelope, 3x5 notecard and postal money order into the box. It was quite the little ritual!
@toronto daddy It's true, they have the rights to all of their property, their songs, their merchandise, everything, no other group did that. It was their lawyer who set them up
FIRST: I love you guys, your minds and your ears are wide open, and more importantly, so are your hearts. In a divided country, the two of you give me hope for the future. It's a joy to watch you hear for the first time the songs that I take for granted. Keep it up. SECOND: The Dead are the second greatest band of all time, right behind the Beatles. Through the decade of the 1980's they sold more tickets and made more money that Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson at the height of their fame, and they did it without having a song ever played on the radio. THIRD: the Dead's lyrics cannot be truly understood in one hearing like almost all other songs you guys pick, the Dead's lyrics are open to your interpretation, they are questions, not answers. They are wisdom that you find in yourself, and over the years as your viewpoint of life changes, the lyrics reveal another side, like another facet of a diamond you see it in a different light, a different context and go "Aha! I get it!" Think of a dead song as a fortune cookie, when you open it and read the fortune, you always stop and think, "Well how does this fortune apply to my life?" and sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't, or not at that point in your life anyway. That's up to you. Most songs just beat you over the head with what they're trying to tell you. The Grateful Dead don't tell you, they tell you to ask yourself. As a result, this is music for a life, not a phase. These songs will have a different meaning to you as you grow up and as you grow old. FOURTH; listen to a live performance, not a studio album, they are not a fraction of what they were live, listen to a show from 1989 and it will have speed, power, grace, electricity, thundering rhythm and beauty. Listen to Downhill From Here. Thanks guys, much love. For a song: UNCLE JOHN'S BAND, Shakedown Street
The greatest American band of all time. You'll find funk, jazz, blues, rock and roll, gospel, bluegrass, snd country in their repertoire.
If I'm stuck on a deserted island with one band to listen to, it's going to be the Grateful Dead.
The Greatful Dead are their own music category! Amazon has a fantastic bio, Long Strange Trip. This band is a bottomless rabbit hole! In concert, they were a total improv band. RIP JERRY! Their music is still being released 20 yrs after his death!
“Touch of Grey”, “Truckin’ “ and “Casey Jones” are probably their most popular songs, they seem to get a lot of airplay on “Classic” Rock stations and I will submit one more “Alabama Getaway”. These will probably appeal to Jay more but still be in your “wheelhouse” Amber! Enjoy! 👍😎🤘💕
Thank you! My absolute favorite Grateful Dead song from my favorite Grateful Dead album, American Beauty
The dead played their songs covered songs.they never played the same show twice.there is no song list.when you have 500 songs which do you want to play. They are a jam band they really didn't care much about records. They actually allowed a section in the audience to record their epic 3 hour shows..they were followed by a million strong more probably called dead heads many followed them around. The world.the parking lots looked like gypsy caravans.everyone is accepted for who they are.i never saw a fight at dead concert.theres so many books on them and their fans.dont sweat trying to figure out lyrics with them.
You explained this so well.
I've been to over 30 dead shows you MUST react to live performances to understand they were the ultimate hippie band. RIP Jerry!
Yes . Why I recommended the playboy after dark performance. Live, 2 diff types of tunes, with St Stephen being rocklike performance and big fan favorite. Not to mention the guys getups
Saintray44 "everyone is accepted for who they are". Wow, you are spot on. That brought tears to my eyes. It's true, walking through Shakedown, or in the concert itself, everyone is just cool. I have literally seen "strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hands". I really have. Most Deadheads are just naturally accepting of everyone.
.the people are the best .i remember a show in Manhattan BEACON THEATRE ..the bus parked the school bus that followed them. They invited myself a lady friend aboard.we had two great days..about 4 guys 6 girls basically lived in it.only in the 70s it. Was so much fun.im sure you have had some similar stories BARBARA
The Dead is in my top 5 of all time bands/artists. Sugar Magnolia is my personal all time favorite Dead tune for sure. Love you guys! You make me smile every day.
Hey guys! May I suggest The Moody Blues "Nights in white satin" (the full long version) Not the live version ☺❤☺
I agree.
Good choice
Good song but they’ve got much better stuff like I’m just a singer in a rock and roll band. Or the story in your Eyes. Seen them twice.
A great recommendation 🤠👍💛✌
Correction. It's Knights in White Satin.
You guys have rocked for YEARS!
Can't get any more hippie than the Grateful Dead. Been a Deadhead since 1976!!!!!!✌❤
Another '76er sister 💖💖
I was born in 76 and have listened to the Dead since the 80’s. Can I join the group? Lol
@@Wrangzilla of course!!!!! Can't have too many Deadheads!✌❤
It doesn't matter what year, the bus came by and we all got on. That's what matters ✌️
@@barbarascotto3873 I was 16 in 76. My older sister took me to my first show. Back in the day in Boston they came every year and it was like 7 straight days of shows. Boston turned into San Francisco in 69 every summer! It was just the best!!!!!!✌❤
It's so great to see folks hearing this beautiful song for the first time! Thanks!
I understand you guys like gritty growly voices guitar solos drum solos saxophone solos and organ solos if that's the case you need to listen to Edgar and Johnny Winters version of tobacco road live one song has everything you like can't go wrong
Yes. great suggestion, you will love it.
Listening to this song since I was a teenager and I'm 65 now. I believe it's about life and how we live it and what we do with it. Be good humans, peace and love. Life is to short and we all deserve to be happy. I love the song ang love this band. Thank you
Truckin' is a peppy song by the Grateful Dead. Uncle John's Band is good. Ripple is one of my favorite songs from them. I find G.D. a bit hit or miss, but they had a large following who literally followed them around the country from gig to gig.
Shakedown. Or China Car. Why is truckin always recomended? It’s a mediocre radio friendly mains-tray but not their best work.
@@MrMarckeedee Different people like different things.
you 2 are such an awesome couple. keep rockin'! love the channel!
The Greatful Dead are named after a Folklore cycle of stories involving the rewards given to people who show unusual respects to the dead or to sites where spirits dwell. They were originally called the Warlocks, but changed their name early on. I'd recommend Trucking or Cosmic Charlie
Dead Heads will and do love you guys. Thanks for the smiles
I find sometimes their songs don't make total sense lol. I would recommend "Touch of Grey" next. Haven't listen to them in a while. Good pick! ROCK ON!! Jeff
Dead Head here!! Y’all are so cute! People used to follow this band all over the US and they were so cool. True hippies
From the era you're talking about, the Dead's classic songs outside of their fan base (the Deadheads) are Truckin and Casey Jones.
Casey Jones wasn't a single because of reference to cocaine but it probably would have been their biggest single.
Taking recommendations from Deadheads isn't going to get you anywhere because every song is great (especially live). lol
I am soooooo glad you guys did a Greatful Dead song! I wasn't a fan until a few years ago and love that Jerry taught himself guitar
One of my fav’s - Jane’s Addiction covered this song back in the 80’s.
WHO DIDNT cover the 70s lol
Years ago I went to a Grateful Dead concert in Utica, NY. After the concert, as we were driving home we saw "hippy" hitch-hikers holding signs that said "Boston", "Toronto", "Philadelphia"........ It was a concert I'll never forget.
Some of the lyrics in "Ripple" are said to have been drawn from the Bible and the Coran. And the chorus is like Japanese haiku. To me it's a spiritual and moving piece of acoustic folk music. They have so much more to offer, too. Great reaction.
There is a lot more of Grateful Dead music to be had. SCARLET BELGONOYAS.
I'm with ya , J. I don't understand the lyrics much, but I think this is a good tune. God bless you both !
Give Tom Jones and Janis Joplin live on the Tom Jones show singing Raise Your Hand for a continuation of the blues/funk/rock feel. What a paring
CSNY pairing with him on Long Time Gone with great as well.
You two have beautiful souls. Don’t change.
R.I.P. to Jeff LeBar, lead guitarist from Cinderella. I know thos is off topic but can you play " DONT KNOW WHAT YOU GOT UNTILL YOUR GONE". You willl be glad you did.
I always think of this as my dad's song. He's a musician, and he used to play this at his shows a lot when I was little. He's having trouble remembering lyrics these days.
Lol so am I. God bless your old man.
Ripple means something different with every year and every gray hair. Maybe It's an invitation to launch when we're young, and an invitation to rest as we age, and a Glimpse of the path to whatever is next as we perceive that time up ahead. I miss Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter; I like to think I'll catch up with them when it's time.
Boy did I pick a good day to watch this It's so fun to see you two first hearing the dead ❤
I was hoping y'all would hit on the Dead.
The way I always interpreted this song was the journey through life and what road you choose. "Between the dawn and the dark of night"
By the way the name Grateful Dead refers to Medieval folk tales (during the Black Plague) in which a stranger comes across a body and gives him a proper burial The spirit of the deceased comes back and helps the kind stranger.
Congratulations on a great(ful) first pick. The Dead are impossible to pigeon hole. Folk, blues, rock, psychedelic... Help On the Way/Slipknot/Franklin's Tower, He's Gone, Black Throated Wind, Cassidy, Bird Song, Uncle John's Band. The list goes on.
I’m not a “Dead Head” by any means, so there are many people more qualified to commit and recommend songs. I have 8 or 9 of their CDs, and I do like them. I would recommend China Cat Sunflower or Cosmic Charlie, or Uncle John’s Band. Oh yea, Franklin’s Tower is a great song.
Oh, yes to Franklin's Tower!
China Cat is fire
You guys, by far, have the best videos!!!
Hello Dead Heads!!✌️😊💙🤍🥰
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@@barbarascotto3873 gotta love ‘em! Got my first Dead tatoo in 1990! ✌️😁
@@jesrush I have only one, but headed out on tour in August with Dead and Co, so when I head into Ohio, gonna get more tattoos (I was on vacation in Ohio and got my first one there).
@@barbarascotto3873 I got my tattoo in Ohio as well!!✌️😁
@@jesrush haha! That's a coincidence. I live on Long Island and am 47, and was the kind of person who would NEVER get a tattoo, then last September, the love of my life, my partner and soul mate, the man who turned me onto the Dead-- died of cancer. I fled to some friends in Ohio after the funeral to try to deal with his death and we were talking about tattoos and I thought a Dead tattoo would be a great way to honor him. There was a very reputable place not far from where I was (just outside of Cleveland) and I was SO scared, but I survived, and loved it so much (NFA lyrics), I went back the next day for another one. They were able to copy a note he wrote me in his handwriting and tattoo that on my arm.
When I go back in Sept, I'm planning to get a Stealie, and about three more Dead lyrics.
The great David Grisman on mandolin.
You guys should react to more Amy Winehouse! Try Back to Black, one of her best songs.
😆👍👊🙏 Makes this old Head smile seeing the reaction.
What you do in life leaves Ripples . Which path you walk affects not just you but others .
I think you guys gotta get back to the Beatles and listen to “come together” 🤟
Glad to see that you finally discovered the Dead - we all do at some point in time. They have a very eclectic portfolio of over a hundred original songs, plus some amazing covers, representing rock and roll, blues, bluegrass, ballads, country, jazz, funk, acid rock, plus their own unique sound. Here are some wonderful, original Grateful Dead Tunes that I suggest you react to:
1. UNCLE JOHN'S BAND
2. SUGAR MAGNOLIA
3. CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER
4. TRUCKIN'
5. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
6. TOUCH OF GREY
7. SHAKEDOWN STREET
8. CASEY JONES
9. U.S. BLUES
10. ESTIMATED PROFIT
Also, the Dead are know for their live concerts, so if you can react to a concert video (there are thousands available on TH-cam) I suggest you try that. And, don't try to fully understand the lyrics - most of the lyrics were written by the late, great Robert Hunter, while in an altered state....
Wow! You saved me A LOT of writing my own comment... Thanx
@@fredkrissman6527 Sorry for being so verbose - clearly, I have a point of view, when it comes to the Dead :)
No apology needed for grokking the Dead,@@kenlight3793!
If your lookin' for more beautiful Hippie Songs, you won't go far wrong with --
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ Wooden Ships (Woodstock 1969)
It is one of the most beautiful tunes of... ever✌
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The Grateful Dead are the most influential band in my life. Changed me as a person, this is the song that my wife and I danced to at our wedding (different version though).
As for the lyrics, Robert Hunter (RIP) was one of the most critical members of the band and wrote many of the most popular Dead tunes. The beauty of the Dead and Hunter was that the "meaning of a song" is left up to the interpreter and he would never explain it. As he said in another song called Terrapin Station...
The storyteller makes no choice;
soon you will not hear his voice;
his job is to shed light;
and not to master
The Grateful Dead are a band that is purely in the moment. The same song, jam, or lyric can have a different meaning from one day to another. If you really want to experience the Dead then I highly recommend their live stuff. The authenticity of their live stuff could not be replicated in the studio.
Have fun on your journey!
Dude, the last one I saw you do for the dead was “shakedown Street” and I think I commented that I didn’t see your reaction to “ripple“ and I wanted to because it is one of my all-time favorite songs! I opened up TH-cam and this is the first video on my page. The universe is powerful AF and I’m here for it. Oh my gosh I’m so excited I wrote this before I even hit play! I’m so excited!!
awww, yeah. been waiting for you two to get to the Dead. There have been some reaction folks I have followed who I didn't want to see them get there because of the vibe of their channel, but you two have loved so many of the same types of songs that I do, and the Grateful Dead are at the top of the list for me. The Grateful Dead and its associated acts could fill an entire channel for a reactor.
Judging from what I have seen a few other folks get into, you should NOT have to worry about any videos being taken down by the Dead, they've even sent things to a few folks I have seen as well. I'm not going to recommend any particular songs, because they have so many, that you can really just go in about any direction. The gigantic size of their available material is good too.
Hunter/Garcia. That is all you need.
Love this reaction! All your questions are answered in the beginning of the song: the thoughts are broken perhaps they're better left unsung, don't really care let there be songs to fill the air ☺️❤️ each verse is its own story
"Shakedown Street" "China Cat Sunflower" "The Golden Road" "Scarlet Begonias" "Mountains of the Moon" "Fire on the Mountain". Also all great songs.
I am intrigued also...I find when the two of you reacts to a group I have not gave time to, I am given the opportunity to partake of their offering; I thank you both!
Grateful Dead has soooo many great songs....and how can you not have heard of the Grateful Dead!!!! Y’all are making me feel so old ☺️
Love it. Literal translations of Dead tunes can be … yeah … no easy road … Keep listening … ❤️👍🏼
I am an old and I mean old Dead Head, 70 years old, but I love both of you and your channel. my music taste is very eclectic. this is one of my favorite Dead songs to play, especially on mandolin. Another is "Touch of grey" by the Dead. can you sometime play "Nothing compares 2 U" live by Prince? It's beautiful and I need good cry. Amber, love your hippie vibe.
The dead is definitely the hippy vibe, my favorite band thank you for the reaction
I have seen so many concerts in my life. But seeing a Grateful Dead show is an experience like no other
Great song choice! Tip of the iceberg for them. Huge catalog of amazing tunes from them. Enjoy!!
I saw the Dead half a dozen times back in the day, most of any band. I got into them late but I know people who went to dozens of their shows. Honestly, not the world’s best studio band, but seeing them play live was magic. So much fun! There are plenty of documentaries and clips of Grateful Dead shows on TH-cam, check them out, you will love the vibe. A fascinating group with a history that goes back to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury, Ken Kesey and the acid tests and so much more. They shouldn’t be analyzed as much as enjoyed. Rock covers, gospel, bluegrass, Americana, plus their original work, they were into everything. Personal aside, I went to James Madison University in the ‘70s. One of the men’s dorms was famous for having a lot of guys who were major Dead fans. Walk by any day and you were liable to hear them playing from someone’s window. Their dorm sports teams were called The Deadheads. Hellishly good soccer teams!
Bill Graham, famous Rock promoter, once said, “The Grateful Dead aren’t the best at what they do. They’re the only ones who do what they do.” Welcome to the Deadhead Club, Amber. It’s a great place.
Sounds like something Graham would say!
Ohhhh this is my favorite Grateful Dead song!!! And there's far more depth to it than a lot of people realize i think. Singing music that is a hand-me-down with broken thoughts, people have gone before and sung great songs and you start with that and try to create something new from it. The ripple is you, stirring up the waves by creating something new. the fountain that wasn't made by the hands of men is the fountain of creativity. and talking about leading on the path or falling on the path and no one to help you is in reference to doing things with that creative wellspring that no one has before (specifically in music in this case, I think) and since no one has before, there's no one to guide you. it will either be a huge success or it will fail but you have to stand up and try again. forge ahead and make something new that others will want to do as well, just like many before you have done (thus if you choose to lead, you must follow in the footsteps of others who have also led). Though no one can follow you directly, they can use your creativity to inspire their own and go on to create more new and wonderful things. It's how icons are born
You chose a great tune, I call it Folk rock. Everybody has their own take on it, mine is life's journey
Love the Grateful Dead Saw them first time in concert in early 70s. My son in law, daughter and granddaughter took me to Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver for my 70th bday to hear Dead & Co with a couple of original band members. Not that there’s not good music out since but the 60s/70s had some great music that has joined the generations ever since.
I can't believe you guys listened to The Dead. Right- the-f***-On! One of my all time favorite bands. I saw them play for four hours with Bob Dylan, in '87, I think, just a year or so before Jerry Garcia died. This is *the* quintessential Hippie band, almost the very definition in themselves. They had an entire caravan of followers that toured alongside the band. From personal experience I can tell you that except for the Oregon Country Fair and the Rainbow Gathering, there is no place I have ever known where I felt as accepted as a hippie than at a Grateful Dead concert. It felt like coming home.
Robert Hunter writes poems that allow one to interpret (or not) so subject and intentionality isn't wrapped up for you. You will find classical folklore and cultural references throughout the songbook, but the voice can be elusive. This opens up the listener to take their own journey. He and Garcia made magical art.
Ripple reads more spiritual to me, an ode to one's own search for lightness. It has meaning to me personally so it is timeless. Maybe when this was written it spoke to the hazy end of the hippie era and that what mattered was your own truth and self reliance, and not gimmickry of the times. An appeal to the peaceful warrior in us all. And I'm sure Hunter would scoff at trying to pin it down.
I guess rap is easier to understand for a lot of peeps .